OGC Counsel - Compliance and Intake

Latham & Watkins is a global law firm consistently ranked among the top firms in the world. The success of our firm is largely determined by our commitment to hire and develop the very best and brightest, creating a team that provides our clients with the highest quality of work and service. We are driven by our core values: respect, innovation, and collaboration.  

The OGC Counsel - Compliance and Intake is an integral part of Latham’s Office of the General Counsel (OGC) team. This role will be responsible for supporting the OGC Managing Counsel - Compliance and Intake on multiple compliance and business intake-related projects and day-to-day inquiries to ensure consistency and continuity in addressing risk management and business judgment-related intake issues, while coordinating the review of OCGs, RFPs, codes of conduct, and related terms, and personally handling the review of the most complex requests such as global panel terms and other multi-document, ongoing negotiations. This role will be located in either our Boston, New York, Washington, D.C., Chicago or Houston office. Please note that this role may be eligible for a flexible working schedule that allows for a hybrid and in-office presence.

Other key responsibilities include:

• Serving as a conduit between firm subject matter experts, partners, and client contacts; liaising directly with client contacts on technical or compliance-related issues arising during engagement term negotiations in support of the client’s relationship partner
• Developing and maintaining a working knowledge of firm operations, including information governance/technology, client onboarding, human resources, codes of conduct, anti-corruption, and training procedures, sufficient to draft initial responses to client inquiries and escalate issues to internal stakeholders
• Developing expertise in the firm’s risk tolerance and business sensitivities and providing day-to-day support to OGC Managing Counsel – Compliance and Intake, Client Intake Committee, Ethics Committee, and other firm constituents relating to incoming new clients and matters or other areas that may present risk to the firm
• Ensuring ongoing extensive knowledge of the firm’s NBI workflow, supporting department personnel and firm constituents in the implementation and use of these systems
• Developing and maintaining substantive knowledge of the firm’s ethics wall policies, procedures, and software; reviewing and approving requested ethics walls to ensure they are necessary, sufficient, and appropriately drafted to address the firm’s compliance and client-relations needs
• Protecting and maintaining any highly sensitive, confidential, privileged, financial, and/or proprietary information that Latham & Watkins retains 
  

We’d love to hear from you if you:

• Demonstrate a proven ability to adapt to changing priorities and maintain productivity in a fast-paced work environment
• Exhibit proficiency in using technology tools and software relevant to the role
• Display a commitment to continuous learning and professional development

And have:

• A Bachelor’s degree or equivalent
• A law degree from an accredited law school
• An active bar membership
• A minimum of three (3) years’ relevant experience practicing law and/or working on a conflicts, contract review, compliance, information governance, or other similar administrative department team, preferably in a global law firm setting
• Experience working directly with professional services firm clients
• Experience drafting, interpreting, and implementing policies and procedures
• Experience training junior team members on substantive and procedural issues

Successful candidates will not only be provided with an outstanding career opportunity and welcoming environment, but will also be provided with a generous total compensation package with bonuses awarded in recognition of both individual and firm performance. Eligible employees can participate in Latham’s comprehensive benefit program which includes:

• Healthcare, life and disability insurance
• A generous 401k plan
• At least 11 paid holidays per year, and a PTO program that accrues 23 days during the first year of employment and grows with tenure
• Well-being programs (e.g. mental health services, mindfulness and resiliency, medical resources, well-being events, and more)
• Professional development programs
• Employee discounts
• Affinity groups, networks, and coalitions for lawyers and staff

Latham & Watkins is an equal opportunity employer. The Firm prohibits discrimination against any employee or applicant for employment on the basis of race (including, but not limited to, hair texture and protective hairstyles), color, religion, sex, age, national origin, sexual orientation, gender identity, veteran status (including veterans of the Vietnam era), gender expression, marital status, or any other characteristic or condition protected by applicable statute.

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